⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:22 · LAC 12-4 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q3 1:07 · LAC 84-58 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q4 7:28 · LAC 97-65 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:16 · LAC 14-16 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:59 · LAC 49-39 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Iman Shumpert technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:13 · LAC 69-56 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
